Re: [CR]Bianchi ID

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From: Jerry & Liz Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: <BECaldwell@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <robertson_mark@hotmail.com>
References: <110.1fd2de03.2b79038d@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Bianchi ID
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 10:44:05 -0600


Brian, sounds like the Bianchi "TSX/UL", the model being named after the tubing it used. This was one of the two top steel models made up until about 1999 or 2000, when Bianchi stopped making lugged steel road frames. This frame was made for a long time, at least back into the mid-80's. The model name and tubing may have been different on earlier examples, but the design and construction was essentially the same. One list member has one in Legnano colors, probably from the mid-80's, by which time Bianchi had absorbed Legnano. I bought two of these frames near the end of the model's production life, one in the classic celeste for myself and one like yours in "midnight blue" with celeste lettering. The blue one is for my wife who, (dare I say it?) dislikes celeste. The celeste lettering is about as much as her sense of color can tolerate.

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Houston, TX


----- Original Message -----
From: BECaldwell@aol.com
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 7:30 AM
Subject: [CR]Bianchi ID



> Guys:
> A friend has acquired a lugged steel Bianchi frame. Being Bianchi-challenged,
> I offered to put it to the experts for an ID on the likely age of it...I
> think it is a newer frame, and the photos he sent me show it to be very
> attractive. Heres what I can tell you:
>
> -Dark blue, with celeste green lettering;
> -chromed fork blades and stays (looks like a unicrown fork?)
> -straightforward lugs, with a "B" (painted celeste of course) engraved on the
> tangs of the top tube lugs
> - Tubing decal reads Columbus Bianchi, Cromor Cyclex, TSX Ultralight
>
> Thanks for any feedback on age...I do have photos, email me offline if
> interested.
>
> Brian Caldwell
> Snow, again and again and again
> Knoxville TN